- have mild to moderate AD defined by a score of 12-24 on the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE). Diagnosis of probable AD from site physician utilizing the following criteria: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for Dementia of Alzheimer's Type, National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS/ADRDA) Criteria for Probable Alzheimer's Disease, and Hachinski Ischemic Score is less than or equal to 4